Genes encoding plant transcription factors
US7138277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8273
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.
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